As always, many members of the TED community have been popping in the news this week. Below, some highlights.

Liu Bolin uses paint to make himself disappear into backgrounds. In this video from The Creators Project, Bolin shows the next evolution—group versions of his signature work. Watch him turn his friends into money in the video above, painting them as bills and coins. (Watch Liu’s talk, “The invisible man.”)

And — remember Dave Gallo’s famous cuttlefish who disappeared? The research behind it, from Roger Hanlon at Woods Hole, has now inspired electronic camouflage. There’s a jaw-dropping video—not so much for what it can do now, as for what it may be able to do one day. (Watch David’s talk, “Underwater astonishments.”)

Mark Ronson gave a TED Talk about the joys of sampling. Jonny Wilson—better known by his DJ name, Eclectic Method—has taken that bait and remixed the talk into a track. Sing-songy, super-catchy! (Watch Mark’s talk, “A brief history of sampling.”)

Sara Lewis confirms that there are in fact more fireflies this summer, and that we are in midst of peak firefly season. Read more on that, and on other members of the TED community with news to share this week…

By Olivia Cucinotta and Emily McManus Here, a look at just a few members of the TED community making headlines this week. Rob Knight’s American Gut project released its latest results this week, with data from the microbiomes (i.e., the microbial world inside each human body) of 3,238 participants so far. Some interesting facts they’ve called […]